Occult major venous injury in penetrating thigh trauma: An underdiagnosed cause of morbidity and mortality

Background: There are no current consensus guidelines that address screening patients who may have occult major venous injury in the setting of penetrating thigh trauma. Yet, such injuries confer significant morbidity and mortality to trauma patients if left untreated. Methods: This paper examines t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Naveen Balan, Dennis Y. Kim, Jessica Keeley, Angela Neville
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644023001802